Mary Beth Norton

How an Ovid-quoting London broadsheet from the late seventeenth century spawned “Dear Abby,” Dan Savage, and Reddit’s Am I the Asshole.

The drive for American independence coalesced in only a few years of rapidly accelerating political change.

A 17th-century column shows that dating has always been an anxiety-riddled endeavor.

It just might be the great American art form. You can thank the residents of Salem for that.

Why historians like to think of themselves as detectives.

Before Salem, this small town succumbed to the witch-hunting fever.

An interview with Woody Holton on his new book, "Liberty is Sweet."

Reflections on the latest public debate between historians about the causes of the American Revolution.

Nearly two decades ago, historians embraced a hugely wasteful federal education program. It’s past time to reckon with that.